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godmother

[god-muhth-er] / ˈgɒdˌmʌð ər /
NOUN
female sponsor
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As Roy writes, "The LGBTQ+ movement was young in India. Hungry for a queer history, it seemed to have seized on Chapal Bhaduri to be its fairy godmother."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“I will feel like her godmother, aunt, older sister, whatever for the rest of my life,” says Kulukundis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

It belonged to Jean's godmother Jeanne Baudot, a friend and student of Renoir's, who passed the painting on to her inheritors.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

She adds she’s been in nurturing positions her entire life — to her younger sister Elle, and to the daughters of her best friend, who are 5 and 2, as their godmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

I didn’t even know who my fairy godmother was.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine